B – Command Line Interface
Alias Command
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Alias Command
Creates a named set of ports/devices. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of
ports/devices to many zones. An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a
member.
Authority Admin
Syntax alias
add [alias] [members]
copy [alias_source] [alias_destination]
create [alias]
delete [alias]
list
members [alias]
remove [alias] [members]
rename [alias_old] [alias_new]
Keywords add [alias] [members]
Specifies one or more ports/devices given by [members] to add to the alias named
[alias]. An alias can have a maximum of 2000 members. [members] can have one
of the following formats:
Domain ID and port number pair (Domain ID, Port Number). Domain IDs and
port numbers are in decimal. Ports are numbered beginning with 0.
6-character hexadecimal device Fibre Channel address (hex)
16-character hexadecimal worldwide port name (WWPN) with the format
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
The application verifies that the [alias] format is correct, but does not validate that
such a port/device exists.
copy [alias_source] [alias_destination]
Creates a new alias named [alias_destination] and copies the membership into it
from the alias given by [alias_source].
create [alias]
Creates an alias with the name given by [alias]. An alias name must begin with a
letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, $,
^, and -. The zoning database supports a maximum of 256 aliases.
delete [alias]
Deletes the specified alias given by [alias] from the zoning database. If the alias is
a member of the active zone set, the alias will not be removed from the active
zone set until the active zone set is deactivated.
list
Displays a list of all aliases. This keyword is valid for User authority and does not
require a zoning edit session or an admin session.